Puerto Vallarta -
Grupo Vidanta, the largest and most luxurious group of resort properties in Mexico, celebrated its 40th anniversary last year and 2015 is shaping up to be another grand year of expansion, especially at the Nuevo Vallarta location.

Say what you will about poutine, but Canada's answer to fast food is not only delicious, but full of fattening comfortable bliss. Burger King already has poutine on the menu in Canada, but for a limited time only, they're adding a chopped up Whopper.

Quebec -
*updated 9 a.m. 10/22*
Monday, two Canadian soldiers were ran down, and one killed, by a car driven by a radicalized militant. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney labelled the attack a "terrible act of violence against our country."

Longueuil -
The Cessna crashed down directly into a local backyard. It crushed a spa and gazebo but only left the pilot with slight injuries. Reports state that a resident cut the pilot out of her straps and rushed her to a nearby hospital.

St. Agnes Church, in the picturesque lakeside village of Lac-Megantic, Quebec was the scene of a memorial service of remembrance attended by thousands on Sunday. One-year ago, on July 6, 2013, a runaway train derailed, killing 47 people.

Ottawa -
In United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 503 v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp. 2014 SCC 45, the Supreme Court of Canada sided with workers who had claimed that Wal-Mart had violated Quebec labor law when it closed a store in Saguenay Que. in 2005.

Montreal -
Quebec voters head to the polls Monday to pick a new government to lead Canada's French-speaking province, after a campaign that saw the separatist ruling party renew calls for independence.

I’ve recently spent a lot of time considering the language being used by Parti Québécois members here in Canada, and also thinking about what is happening over in Ukraine; very disconnected issues with very different stakes, to say the least.

Montreal -
One of the hottest online videos right now shows an alleged "fireball" running across power lines in a Montreal borough. Filmed by a homeowner from his living room, the incident occurs moments after a heavy wind storm barreled through the Canadian city.

Damage from the June Alberta flood exceeds more than $1.7 billion, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). The bureau also stated the flood was the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history.

Montreal -
The Canadian Province of Quebec's new "charter of values" would bar teachers, bureaucrats, hospital workers, and other provincial government employees from wearing "conspicuous religious symbols".

Lac-m -
The center of Lac-Megantic, a town in Quebec, Canada, suffered heavy damage after a freight train carrying crude oil exploded in a fireball at about 1 a.m. on Saturday, according to the mayor of the town.

Quebec -
A long-term study following the performance of children prescribed Ritalin for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder showed that increased use of the drug led to worse academic achievement; the effect was stronger in boys than in girls.

Calgary -
After recent spills of pipelines carrying Alberta crude in Illinois, Michigan and Arkansas the approval of the XL Keystone pipeline is in question. TransCanada Corp, looking at options, has made a west to east pipeline a real possibility.

Quebec -
Quebec citizens who will be applying for social assistance will face new criteria and rules after June 1 2013 when the Parti Quebecois will start a new program to " break the cycle of poverty".

Edmonton -
With the XL Keystone and Northern Gateway pipelines in limbo, Alberta's Premier Alison Redford is looking at markets in Central and Atlantic Canada. In an effort to market Alberta oil, Redford is developing a national energy strategy.

Glasgow -
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois took her separatist message to Scotland, in an effort to assist Scotland in its quest for independence from the UK. Scottish independence leader Alex Salmond passed up on Marois' offer.

Ottawa -
Last year Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper criticized U.S. and European economies from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. At that time, Harper utilized the event to boast of Canada’s speedy recovery and fiscal prowess.

Greenpeace Canada announced its withdrawal yesterday from the Canada Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) claiming logging roads built in Quebec’s Montagnes Blanches region managed by Resolute Forest Products are a violation of the CBFA.

Sherbrooke -
The tranquil city in the heart of the Eastern Townships was rocked to the core Thursday at 1:30 p.m. EST when an industrial accident at Neptune Technologies caused the plant to erupt in a flaming inferno emitting a plume of toxic clouds into a wintry sky.

Montreal -
In order to pay for a new recycling program for electronics, the province of Quebec has introduced a new environmental fee that will be applied to the purchases of televisions, laptops and cell phones.

Premier-in-waiting Pauline Marois was rushed off stage by her security team Tuesday night after shots were fired behind the downtown Montreal hall, where supporters were celebrating her victory. Montreal police said that one person died in the shooting and a second person is in critical condition

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In Sherbrooke in 2013, 4200 young Canadian athletes are competing for honours in 20 disciplines on 20 different venues during the 16 days of competition.

Canada Games 2013

Clement Rousseau

Canadian divers Émilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel

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Administering medications through an intravenous line.

Juni A. from Kyoto, Japan

Ouareau River, Quebec

Sylvain Lacroix

Charlevoix, Quebec

Charlevoix, Quebec

Drug sniffing canine searching lockers for drugs.

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In Sherbrooke in 2013, 4200 young Canadian athletes are competing for honours in 20 disciplines on 20 different venues during the 16 days of competition.